Small Gestures can save the World
There are many stories of heroes that we know. Superheroes like Wonder Woman and Spiderman are dominant in our theatres of late and we love to see them save the day from some big threat to humanity, especially an enemy from a far away galaxy. We also see everyday heroes like fire rescue and paramedics who come in and save the day during an accident.
We love seeing these wonderful people do great things that make the world a better place, but not everyone is able to be a paramedic, doctor, fire rescue, etc. Most of us are doing our daily grind just to get by the day. We don't get the opportunities to be the hero of the day, at least in a big way.
However, we do have the opportunity everyday to help others in small ways. It might be that smile you give someone who has had a very bad day, that quick conversation that you have with the bus driver who just before you had a passenger who was rude to him or her. Picking up a piece of garbage off the ground and putting it in a proper bin can change someones day later who may have slipped on that garbage and hurt themselves.
When we go through our day doing small gesture we just might be a hero someone even if we are not aware of the changes that we brought to that person's day. What if that smile you gave a passerby, stopped that person from going into a shop and rob it? What if that moment of helping a woman with her shopping bags, stopped her from getting frustrated and taking it out on her kids.
How to be a daily hero:
- Smile and say hi to a stranger.
- Have a conversation with someone you would generally not talk to on your way to work.
- Tip - sometimes that extra 25 cents might help that server with dinner that night.
- Be helpful. If you see someone who needs help, offer. What is the worse that could happen is a refusal. That is it.
5 Give time. Even a couple minutes of giving your time to listen to someone can make a huge difference in that persons day.
It is amazing how kindness can be just as heroic as you get from superheroes.
Be Kind. Love and be your own hero.